A long weekend getaway rejuvenates and inspires, especially when the rugged beauty of the Mountain Lakes Region surrounds you. Sparkling clear Summersville Lake, West Virginia’s largest, is within six to eight hours’ drive of 60 percent of the urban U.S. population, making it the ideal one-tank trip. You’ll find the lake easily via the major interstates; this is your exit from … [Read more...] about Partner Content: Visit Greater Summersville, West Virginia
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Where the Two Rivers Meet — Marietta, Ohio
There are towns that seem to have been waiting all these years for a motorcycle to arrive properly, and Marietta is one of them. On a warm summer morning, with Rose idling along Front Street, her Thunderstroke sending that slow floorboard pulse up through my boots, the place feels less like a stop and more like a beginning. The air smells of river water, hot brick and … [Read more...] about Where the Two Rivers Meet — Marietta, Ohio
Where the Day Settles
There is a special satisfaction in ending a summer ride at an old inn on a real main street. Not a franchise exit, not a concrete box beside a truck stop, but a place with a porch, tall windows and the quiet confidence of a building that has already seen a hundred summers come and go. The Inn at Wise has been doing exactly that since 1910, and by the time I rolled Rose to the … [Read more...] about Where the Day Settles
Parting Ways: A Bittersweet Goodbye to My Honda
My teenager is gone. The 19 years of caring for her — of bonding together, exploring, laughing (and crying), of making memories that made even better stories — are now done. Through two decades of togetherness, I pampered my well-behaved, happy child with constant love and care. Feeding her, washing her and waxing her. Fixing flat tires, lubricating chains, changing … [Read more...] about Parting Ways: A Bittersweet Goodbye to My Honda
The Iceman Cometh: Following the Sirens’ Call for the Last Edition Toaster
It’s no wonder that the generation of BMWs powered by the 246/247 engine series holds a special place for me. Perhaps it is the elegant simplicity. Or maybe it is because they were the pinnacle of two-wheeled excellence when I was in high school and college. Could be that they evoke strong memories of good times with my dad. Whatever the connection they still, as a friend says, … [Read more...] about The Iceman Cometh: Following the Sirens’ Call for the Last Edition Toaster
